World Cup dreams & playoff goals fire up Uganda's Micheal Azira - a podcast by Zayn Nabbi

from 2020-02-26T00:00:01

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Description: Ahead of the MLS kick-off we catch up with Uganda’s Micheal Azira. The Chicago Fire midfielder says that his franchise is focusing on making the playoffs this season, predicts that the Uganda Cranes will qualify for World Cup in his lifetime, and shares his inspiring journey that’s taken him from Kampala, to Louisville and now to Chicago. 


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EPISODE NOTES

01:25

Breakfast money used to buy boots 


04:10

Trading the big city for small town America


10:00

A football foundation that focuses on education first and football second


16:15

Flying high with the Uganda Cranes and their World Cup dreams


22:20

Chicago Fire’s playoff ambitions under their new coach


27:15

Why Africans are flocking to the MLS


28:25

Future in football as a coach or GM


29:45

Racism could drive African players away the top European leagues


Show Duration: 35:35



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